Nite nite orl

It's been a long, hard slog getting through today, so I'm heading straight on up to beddy-byes tonight.

I'll see you all in the morning when I've gotta remember that I'm getting a Yodel delivery.

Nite nite orl

Fifth and final update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up personal phone
• Put photos onto health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh tomorrow
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

I was wrong, I'm sorry

The storm was short, sharp and sudden, but the worst of it seems to have blown away now, so I'm back until bedtime now.

Logging off, potentially for the night

There's oneheckuva downpour outside and I've just heard thunder so I'm gonna log off until it passes... potentially until tomorrow morning, so that the house doesn't explode if the house is hit by lightning.

I'll potentially see you later, but if not, I'll be back in the morning.

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up personal phone
• Put photos onto health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh tomorrow
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (31st July 2025) I'm grateful for...

...completing a course with only 1 question out of 20 wrong!

I'm also grateful for sorting out the issue with my certificates not showing up... that was an easy fix when I found it though.

I've also got a surprise delivery of more chocolate due tomorrow and I can't wait... I just hope it arrives unbroken and at a sensible time lol

Third update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up personal phone
• Put photos onto health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh tomorrow
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (31st July 2025) lunch photo

Today's lunch was the same as yesterday's - a 250ml mug of instant Vegetable Cup Soup.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Second update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up personal phone
• Put photos onto health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh tomorrow
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

First update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up personal phone
• Put photos onto health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site
• Study at least one course
• Celebrate Lughnasadh tomorrow
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Put spreadsheet onto health site on the last day of each month
• Put PDF onto health site on 1st of every month
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Tomorrow (1st August ) will be...

...Lughnasadh, which is my new favourite sabbat since losing my husband on my previous favourite (Yule).

I'll be flinging open the doors and windows and brushing out the past and welcoming in the future tomorrow (as long as I remember of course lol)

Today's (31st July 2025) breakfast photo

Another very early breakfast this morning of a 250ml mug of drinking chocolate, but no cream this morning 'cos I finished the canister off yesterday and I wanna finish off the drinking chocolate tub before I open another one so that my diagnosed OCD is happy.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

Today's (31st July 2025) to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Charge up spam phone
• Charge up personal phone
• Put photos onto health site
• Study at least one course
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Bring in Visible band delivery
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

Well, I had another very early start this morning but it was because of a neighbours car alarm going off at 3.33am this morning and it went off again about 10-15 minutes later so I officially gave up and came downstairs lol

So far this morning, I've taken my Visible reading, blood pressure and pills so I'm all ready for the day now.

The daily virus scan was still reassuringly clear, so it's time to finish off my glass of water then go and make my breakfast of a drinking chocolate with no cream this morning.

Gotta put my blood pressure readings onto my health site too... first things first though, charge up my phones, put up my day's to-do list then make and drink my breakfast I reckon.  Wanna get my grey cells firing and study today too.

BBS

Nite nite orl

I'm absolutely wiped out and seriously struggling so I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm gonna head straight on up to beddy-byes tonight.

I'll see you all in the morning... hopefully several hours later than this morning lol

Nite nite orl

Sixth and final update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run weekly virus scan - finished @ 3.49am
• Do weekly backups - started @ 3.58am - finished @ 5.33am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Bring in Visible band delivery
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Work out how to use Visible band
• Put Visible band on
• Keep my fingers crossed that I've done everything right
• Relax
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (30th July 2025) I'm grateful for...

...my Visible turning up 27 hours after I'd ordered it and being so quick and easy to set up after I'd found the right place to put the band.

I'm also grateful that I remembered to have the soup for lunch and the last creamy drinking chocolate for breakfast as well as the peach tea for my first caffeine fix of the year.

As if that wasn't enough, I'm grateful that I could get the weekly virus scan and back-ups done and dusted, first attempt, in about 3 hours too.

Fifth update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run weekly virus scan - finished @ 3.49am
• Do weekly backups - started @ 3.58am - finished @ 5.33am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Bring in Visible band delivery
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Work out how to use Visible band
• Put Visible band on
• Keep my fingers crossed that I've done everything right
• Relax
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Aaaand...

...relax.

That's my Visible set up and ready to go now, I've just gotta wait for 4 days so that it can track my heart rate and can set an accurate "pace point" budget for me then that's it all done and dusted.

I just hope that it works as well for my disability as my FitBit does for my fitness!  I haven't gotta put food and drinks into it, just check in first thing in the morning and in the evening, so that'll take a bit of getting used to, but I'll hopefully manage to work it into my routine soon.

There seems to be a downloadable PDF so that'll be interesting and hopefully useful for medical bods and anyone who wants more of an understanding of how I cope every day... I'm gonna give it a good go before I make any big decisions about it though.

I'm proud of myself for managing to buy, set it up and get it going totally alone though and it feels good that I've been able to do it totally alone!

I think I've earnt my third hot drink of the day and it's a decaff mocha without cream this time 'cos I finished the cream off with my after lunch drinking choccie so I'm gonna finish up the tub of drinking chocolate before I crack open my next canister of cream methinks.

Tomorrow and Friday are free days so I'll hopefully be able to study on one or both of those days, have a bath on Saturday to really test the waterproofyness of the Visible band and how much it relaxes me and then prepare for a new week.

So far so good with...

...my new Visible thing!  I ordered it at 9.32am yesterday and it was posted through my letterbox at 12.37pm today which ain't bad going at all!

The app was pretty easy to set up, so I've just gotta find out how to use the band, charge it up and put it on now!

Wish me luck!

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run weekly virus scan - finished @ 3.49am
• Do weekly backups - started @ 3.58am - finished @ 5.33am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Bring in Visible band delivery
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Work out how to use Visible band
• Put Visible band on
• Keep my fingers crossed that I've done everything right
• Relax
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (30th July 2025) lunch photo

For my second meal of the day, I'm officially back to the cool weather lunches of instant soups and today's was an instant Vegetable Cup Soup so it's all liquids again today and for the forseeable future.

Here's today's lunch photo:

As of...

...lunchtime today, I'll be back to instant soups for my lunches.  My body knows how to process the protein shakes now so I can keep that for the weeks that the soups aren't in stock.

I'll still have the creamy drinking chocolates for breakfast 'cos they are quicker and easier to make than toast, but lunches will be instant soup and I'll snack on crisps and chocolate if I get hungry.

I've added the soups to each order, but can only find minestrone soups for some reason, so when I've got through the 3 boxes of vegetable soup, it'll be minestrone soups until the veggie ones are back or I can find a me-friendly alternative.

Third update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run weekly virus scan - finished @ 3.49am
• Do weekly backups - started @ 3.58am - finished @ 5.33am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Bring in Visible band delivery
• Make lunch of instant vegetable soup
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Work out how to use Visible band
• Put Visible band on
• Keep my fingers crossed that I've done everything right
• Relax
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Second update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run weekly virus scan - finished @ 3.49am
• Do weekly backups - started @ 3.58am - finished @ 5.33am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Bring in Visible band delivery
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Work out how to use Visible band
• Put Visible band on
• Keep my fingers crossed that I've done everything right
• Relax
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (30th July 2025) breakfast photo

I had a very early start today 'cos I woke up at about 3am and couldn't get back to sleep so I started my day even earlier than normal this morning and made my breakfast of a me-friendly creamy drinking chocolate as soon as I'd taken my blood pressure, popped my morning pills, finished the weekly virus scan and set the backups going at 4.15am.  The backups have just finished so I'm putting my breakfast photo up just under 90 minutes after I had it.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

First update to today's to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run weekly virus scan - finished @ 3.49am
• Do weekly backups - started @ 3.58am - finished @ 5.33am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Bring in Visible band delivery
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Work out how to use Visible band
• Put Visible band on
• Keep my fingers crossed that I've done everything right
• Relax
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (30th July 2025) to-do list

• Take Visible reading
• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run weekly virus scan - finished @ 3.49am
• Do weekly backups - started @ 3.58am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Bring in Visible band delivery
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• Work out how to use Visible band
• Put Visible band on
• Keep my fingers crossed that I've done everything right
• Relax
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take Visible reading
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

I was asleep before 7pm but awake before 3am and couldn't get back to sleep so I feel even worse this morning!

I've taken my blood pressure, popped my 9 morning pills with my morning glass of water and started off the weekly virus scan.  I'm really hoping that I can get the backups done and dusted before my carer arrives this morning so that I don't get anxious about kicking the external hard drive over and having to start again.

Time to get today's to-do list together now methinks.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a long ole day today and I'm absolutely cream-crackered so I've taken my last two pills of the day and I'm heading on up to beddy-byes.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

Fifth and final update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put in next grocery order
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Buy Visible band and subscription
• Download and set up Visible app
• Put FitBit image together
• Code and upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of door
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (29th July 2025) I'm grateful for...

...all of my groceries being in stock.  

I can have caffeine and me-friendly chocolate for my breakfast tomorrow then spend the rest of the day rushing to the bathroom, seriously hoping that I don't wet myself lol

My...

...mood has definitely improved since this morning's happy pill.  I'm far from on top of the world but I'm seeing the potential of being able to get out of bed a bit easier tomorrow.

That's my...

...groceries delivered and put away and I'll be able to have caffeine in the form of peach iced tea for breakfast tomorrow and Friday for the first time in several months.  I've also got 4 bars of me-friendly chocolate to have too, so that it can soak up some of the caffeine which hopefully won't irritate my bladder so much.  

I'm also registerd with the TPS now so I can report any cold callers to the ICO and make a complaint to the TPS every time it happens after the 28 day cut off.

My Visible band has been dispatched so I'm hoping that it'll be here before the weekend and I'll be able to start tracking how I'm feeling and with any luck learn a better way to pace myself too.  I've already got the app on my phone and made the first baseline reading so I've gotta do that at 4.30am every day before I get out of bed and I've got to track how I've felt each evening too... I can't wait to see what it says about my reality when it's got all my base readings!

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put in next grocery order
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Buy Visible band and subscription
• Download and set up Visible app
• Put FitBit image together
• Code and upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of door
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Third update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put in next grocery order
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Buy Visible band and subscription
• Download and set up Visible app
• Put FitBit image together
• Code and upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of door
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Clear browser caches ready for tomorrow's weekly virus scan
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (29th July 2025) lunch photo

My only meal again today was the same as it has been for the last couple of weeks - a 400ml bottle of a vegan chocolate shake.  My body is used to just having one meal to process again now and it seems to be able to process liquids easier and faster than solids too.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Second update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put in next grocery order
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Buy Visible band and subscription
• Download and set up Visible app
• Put FitBit image together
• Code and upload FitBit image to my homepage
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of door
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

I've just...

...made an investment in my health.

Why?

Because I'm fed up of not being able to work out how, when and why I've used up all my energy by lunchtime.  I also want to be able to show people that when I say I can't do something, it's because I genuinely can't.

How?

I've invested in the Visible band which promises to be the FitBit of invisible illnesses and it helps you to pace rather than over-exert.

It's expensive but hopefully worth it and as long as I can work out how to do it, I'll be putting the information on my health site whenever it gets sent to me.

First update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put in next grocery order
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of door
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (29th July 2025) to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run daily virus scan
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Put in next grocery order
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not any more this week
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Put bags in front of door
• Bring groceries in
• Put groceries away
• Hang bags back up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses (starting at the bottom of the page)
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Mornin' all

Well, I woke up at 3.30am but couldn't get up until almost 4.20am so I've popped a happy pill (along with my other 10) this morning and it's already kicking in slightly so hopefully it won't take me the best part of an hour to get up tomorrow.

The virus scan was clear and my blood pressure slightly higher than my normal, but still low, so Ive just gotta remember to put in my next grocery order when I've put today's to-do list together.

BBS

Nite nite orl

It's been a topsy-turvy day today and I'm totally spent, so I'm gonna take myself straight on up to beddy-byes.

Gotta remember to put in my next grocery order as soon as the slots become available and I wanna try and study a course tomorrow.

I'll see you all in the morning.

Nite nite orl

Seventh and final update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan - 30% @ 5am - 99% @ 5.24am - finished @ 5.52am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - I'm up to p125 as of yesterday - up to page 184 now - page 285 to start on today - well worthy of 5 stars
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Charge up watch
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not any more this week
• Bring rubbish sack in
• Bring blue sack in
• Bring recycling container in
• Charge up original FitBit
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And caffeine-free Diet Coke in the fridge
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses - I've rearranged my courses page so that I can see which comes first (the ones at the bottom of my webpage first) and I'll take it from there
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today (28th July 2025) I'm grateful for...

...weighing myself after breakfast before I made a start on my laps.  If I'd gone with the first weigh-in I'd've been even more under the minimum next week.

I'm also grateful for finishing off the book I was reading and put the review up as soon as my carer left.

I'm grateful for taking all my pills today and my mood being relatively stable... it's been a couple of days since my last happy pill so I wanna wait for as long as possible before I take my next one, but I'm not gonna push myself too far down, just until I struggle to get out of bed, same as usual.

Sixth update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan - 30% @ 5am - 99% @ 5.24am - finished @ 5.52am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - I'm up to p125 as of yesterday - up to page 184 now - page 285 to start on today - well worthy of 5 stars
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Charge up watch
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not any more this week
• Bring rubbish sack in
• Bring blue sack in
• Bring recycling container in
• Charge up original FitBit
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And caffeine-free Diet Coke in the fridge
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Fifth update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan - 30% @ 5am - 99% @ 5.24am - finished @ 5.52am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - I'm up to p125 as of yesterday - up to page 184 now - page 285 to start on today - well worthy of 5 stars
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Charge up watch
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not any more this week
• Bring rubbish sack in
• Bring blue sack in
• Bring recycling container in
• Charge up original FitBit
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And caffeine-free Diet Coke in the fridge
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (28th July 2025) lunch photo

Today's lunch was just my usual 400ml bottle of a vegan chocolate protein shake.

Here's today's lunch photo:

Fourth update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan - 30% @ 5am - 99% @ 5.24am - finished @ 5.52am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - I'm up to p125 as of yesterday - up to page 184 now - page 285 to start on today - well worthy of 5 stars
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Charge up watch
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not any more this week
• Bring rubbish sack in
• Bring blue sack in
• Bring recycling container in
• Charge up original FitBit
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And caffeine-free Diet Coke in the fridge
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Book Review: "Ruthless Daddies: A Bratva Reverse Harem Romance" by Liz Archer

Kindle Unlimited
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ out of 5 stars

Most books I read and review (other than my previous one lol) all start of with the same paragraph saying that each book starts off with the full trolley-load of stars and that I'm always hopeful that they will all still be firmly in place by the time I close the back cover.  Saying that though, I'm not shy about removing stars, but I always give my reasons for doing so within the review - they don't just vanish into thin air.

I've had one brilliant (5-star) book and four DNF's by this author so I'm trying to keep an open mind as I read my second book of the day in this series by this author.

Let's get cracking with the review, shall we?

Oooh!  I really enjoyed the first chapter and if it's a genuine taste of the rest of the book, we could have a 5 star book on our hands!

The second chapter was awesome too and it's already heading towards the same positivity of the first book I read by this author!  I'm gonna keep taking my time and enjoy every word.

This book is getting better and better!   I'm up to chapter 4 now and I'm gonna stop commenting on every chapter so that it doesn't become the size of a dictionary!  Just the bigger, noteworthy things from now on but still very very much 5 stars!

Oh.  My.  Goddess.  Chapter 6 was perfect and I couldn't have stopped reading even if the phone had rung or someone had come to the door lol

Chapter 8 was worrying... the author has really got me on the edge of my seat now!

No spoilers, but chapter 9 came out of nowhere for me!!

Up to page 100 now and this book is truly spectacular... just like the first one I read, this is, so far, a very solid 5 stars and the author has got the mix of tension to sexiness spot on again.

Now up to page 125 and I'm stopping there for the day so that I can calm down enough before I head to bed.

A late start to the reading today, but I'm hoping to get most if not all of it read and reviewed before I head to bed again tonight.

No spoilers, but the last 50-odd pages have been very unsuitable for under 18's and I haven't even looked up from my Kindle as I devoured each page... time for me to get my lunch out of the freezer and try to calm down a bit and exactly half way through the book seems like a good opportunity.

I've just finished chapter 24 and the author is really into her stride with the intimate scenes now!

Ooh!  The end of chapter 25 came out of nowhere!

Chapter 27 came out of nowhere too... it'll be interesting to see how the author handles this one!

No spoilers again, but chapter 30 was very... unexpected!

The author is wrapping up the lose ends now, but I'm not gonna read any more tonight, just in case there's a chapter like the previous chapter.  I'm up to the 32nd chapter so there are only 82 pages left to read and I'm gonna leave it until the morning to try and come down and back to reality from this afternoon's reading.

I've read 2 chapters so far this morning and it's still very much a 5 star book for me, but the author is opening up new threads to finish and I dunno how she's gonna manage to tie them all up without making the story feel rushed... I'll have to wait and see I guess.

Oooh!  Another twist!  Is the author making the job harder for herself or does it all come together somehow?

The last chapter was unexpected and the epilogue just perfect.  I wrongly doubted the author, especially close to the end, but she pulled it off perfectly.

A must-read for over 18's!

Third update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan - 30% @ 5am - 99% @ 5.24am - finished @ 5.52am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - I'm up to p125 as of yesterday - up to page 184 now - page 285 to start on today
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Charge up watch
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps - not any more this week
• Bring rubbish sack in
• Bring blue sack in
• Bring recycling container in
• Charge up original FitBit
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And caffeine-free Diet Coke in the fridge
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

I've just...

...officially weighed myself (because I've had breakfast now lol) and I've somehow lost 150g in the time it's taken me to drink my breakfast, get undressed, washed, dressed and change the batteries in my toothbrush so I'm 50g below the minimum for lapping now, so this week will be focussed on putting the weight back on so that I can hopefully re-start the laps next week.

Second update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan - 30% @ 5am - 99% @ 5.24am - finished @ 5.52am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - I'm up to p125 as of yesterday - up to page 184 now - page 285 to start on today
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Charge up watch
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps
• Bring rubbish sack in
• Bring blue sack in
• Bring recycling container in
• Charge up original FitBit
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And caffeine-free Diet Coke in the fridge
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed

Today's (28th July 2025) breakfast photo

My first breakfast of the week was a deliciously me-friendly creamy drinking chocolate.

Here's today's breakfast photo:

First update to today's to-do list

• Use blood pressure machine
• Put details onto spreadsheet
• Put BP machine away
• Drink glass of water
• Take morning pills
• Run monthly virus scan - 30% @ 5am - 99% @ 5.24am - finished @ 5.52am
• Listen to podcasts
• Listen to playlists
• Turn on air purifier
• Read and review a book - I'm up to p125 as of yesterday - up to page 184 now - page 285 to start on today
• Check forum
• Announce birthdays if necessary - none for the rest of July
• Get washed and dressed with my carer
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Charge up watch
• Make breakfast of creamy hot choccie
• Take photo of my breakfast
• Have breakfast
• Put hot choccie onto spreadsheet
• Do washing up
• Resize and put photo on here and Instagram
• Log breakfast into FitBit app
• Weigh myself
• Log weight into FitBit
• Put stool together
• Do morning laps
• Bring rubbish sack in
• Bring blue sack in
• Bring recycling container in
• Charge up original FitBit
• Charge up new FitBit
• Keep an eye on when the last few book reviewers open for new requests
• Send them my book if they agree
• Keep my fingers crossed they enjoy and positively review my memoir
• Check Freegle to see if anyone wants anything
• Keep an eye on Freecycle to see if anyone wants anything
• Make lunch of vegan protein shake
• Take photo of lunch
• Bring lunch through to the living room
• Log lunch into FitBit app
• Post about how much carer helped me
• Put photo of my lunch up on here and Instagram
• Take lunchtime pill
• Do washing up
• Do afternoon laps
• There's chocolate multipacks in the fridge
• There's plenty of broken/mis-shaped chocolate in the drawers
• As well as Caramelly chocolate on the side
• And caffeine-free Diet Coke in the fridge
• And choccie peanuts and raisins in the fridge too
• Not forgetting all the choccie in the drawers as well
• If I can wait for half an hour then there's fruit bread as well
• Study my courses
• Post about something I'm grateful for today
• Download, resize and save BP machine photos
• Put 6 days' worth of photos on my health site
• Take evening pills
• Go to bed